Re: [Melb] Prizes for Validating Metcards

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Statistics can be obtained in ways which are more customer friendly.
The whole 'revalidation' rule has been designed to turn ordinary customers
into pseudo criminals, strange for a government (ie the deposed Kennett
one) determined to decriminalise drug taking.

Certainly, all tickets should be valid, but this involves only the first
journey, not subsequent ones.
The myth that better services will result from constant revalidation is
complete management bullshit: the machine at Parliament has no idea which
train I am boarding.

-- 
Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

> Railvic said on 03-Dec-1999 in <38470124.950E90C5@primus.com.au>:
> >In private enterprise, statistics do play a big part in decision-making.
> > So if you're one of those customers who dislike validating and
> >revalidating tickets, then don't be surprised to see the train you
> >regularly use "disappeared" off the new timetable.  Just remember, every
> >validation does count towards better services.  More validation means no
> >excuse for private operators not to increase services.